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Summary: Better than Grisham
Review: As much as I enjoy John Grisham's work, I much prefer Iles. His characters are deeper, plots richer and the pace faster. With only 4 books to his name (all superb) I hope Mr Iles catches up to his fellow Mississipian in popularity. He richly deserves it! This book is somewhat reminiscent of Grisham's first book (and still his best) "A Time to Kill". There is a racially motivated killing, racial tension and underneath it all the discomfort we all feel when justice does not prevail. Keep it coming, Mr Iles!
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Summary: Simply Outstanding
Review: From its haunting opening, this eloquently written mystery takes the reader on a roller coaster ride of emotions. This is a finely crafted novel. Greg Iles shows us how a good writer can pen a mystery which reveals a great deal of the human heart.Not only a riveting, racially-explosive look at the bad times of the 1960s, THE QUIET GAME examines how far (and sometimes how little) we've progressed from those dark days. As a child of the sixties, I was particularly touched by the pathos. O'Neil De Noux New Orleans writer
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Summary: Hey - What about all of the incorrect spellings?!?
Review: I agree with most of the previous reviews, but am wondering why none have mentioned the horrible editing job that was done! This book if full of incorrect spellings.. Even "Christmas" was spelled wrong. This makes it look like a 13 year old's book report!
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Summary: How willingly can you suspend disbelief?
Review: THE QUIET GAME A novel in which: A brilliant, attractive and successful prosecuting attorney and best-selling novelist, sure to be the universe's next philosopher king Goes through his life, coping with the loss of his beautiful soulmate wife, and being seduced on alternate pages by two brilliant and successful knockout women The hero's true love, among these women, has been a compulsive liar throughout their off and on 30-year relationship, and our hero discovers this and wants her yet Both women have exotic eyes The city of Natchez, MS, has been waiting for 30 years for our hero to become a man and to return to Natchez so that a 1968 murder may finally be solved Our hero's father has been waiting for decades to avenge his own false accusation in a medical malpractice case The Director of the FBI, not implicated in the 1968 murder, nonetheless hires snipers to wipe out all of the witnesses and our hero as well But legions of snipers, who shoot pretty well while aiming at lesser characters, are unable to take out not only our hero, but the SURPRISE WITNESS The climax, a libel trial, is scheduled one week after the complaint is filed, so that the election interests of nonparties will not be impaired by the allegations in the case An intrepid journalist, one of the knockout seductresses, maintains objectivity by printing the libel charges, for which there is known to be no evidence, by helping prepare our hero's libel defense, and by shepherding his witnesses to the courtroom The opening statements begin at 1 p.m. By the afternoon recess, 47 witnesses have testified and the murder conspirator has been arrested The trial judge, in the pocket of the libel plaintiff and murder conspirator, nonetheless makes sure that all court rulings go against her benefactor and friend Nonetheless entertaining and good read if you don't get all caught up in improbabilities
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Summary: The opening chapter alone is worth the price of admission.
Review: Greg Iles lives in and knows Natchez. He has given us a thriller to match MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN...QUIET GAME is an excellent southern gothic thriller built on a legal platform that is supported by deep south history, politics, murder and strong characterization. By far his best book.
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Summary: Great Thriller! A Must Read!
Review: While visiting my children at Ole Miss, we went to Square Books in Oxford, MS. We saw a sign stating that Mr.Iles was going to be signing books that afternoon.I read the cover and thought it sounded good,so I left it there to be signed and eagerly waited for my daughter to bring it to me. Good wasn't the word for this exciting book! I loved it and couldn't put it down. I have told everyone I have come in contact with from MS to Canada, while on a recent vacation, about how wonderful this book is. Being a life-long resident of MS and a wife of an attorney, I was familiar with some of the people Mr. Iles used as characters in the book. I kept asking myself if the book was really fiction. I almost hated for the book to end. I had never heard of Greg Iles until this book,but I am ready to read his other best sellers.
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Summary: If you love Grisham, you will love this one!
Review: Excellent! I could not put it down. However, he could have kept it as 'clean' as Grisham's novel with the same impact. The extra 'language' did not 'add' anything to his book. He is too good of an author to have to rely on the 'f' word for affect. The only thing this does is prohibits me from giving it to everyone on my Christmas list! I live in Natchez and then I could tell my relatives and out of town friends, "I told you Natchez is really like that!"
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Summary: Superb! Greg Iles will have me reading everything he writes.
Review: I read Mortal Fear a few weeks ago and couldn't put it down. I HAD to find another book written by Greg Iles, and I'm glad it was The Quiet Game. As an author using suspense, action, romance, and insight into human behavior and relationships, he takes a back seat to nobody. This book made me late for work twice. Greg, you look like a young, healthy guy... so, keep 'em coming!
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Summary: Really Gripping!
Review: I have read Greg Iles' previous books, and have enjoyed them all. This one was no exception. Considering I am not a fan of stories written in the first person, and especially not of stories written in the present tense, I was somewhat hesitant to pick it up, but once I did, I couldn't put it down! Fantastic!
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Summary: A great book!
Review: As a Mississippi native, I really enjoyed this book. Since moving to Georgia several years ago and working around people from all over the country, I see how other people view Mississippi. Not very well. With movies like Mississippi Burning and the Ghost of Mississippi, what else could they think. Mr. Iles makes some great points - there is racial bigotry everywhere - not just in Mississippi. I have seen it in Georgia as well as most every state in the union. Other than that, I thought this book was a PAGE-TURNER! I couldn't wait to finish it - to see how it turned out, but hated for it to end. That is what a good book is all about. I can't wait for his next one!
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